A fundraising campaign is underway to complete financing for a third and final phase of a restoration of the early 19th century synagogue in Bayonne, in the extreme southwest of France. According to officials, the planned third phase of work … continue reading →
The historic, long-derelict Etz Hayim synagogue in Izmir has been officially reopened following a 2-year restoration carried out thanks to a substantial grant from the Izmir Development Agency (IZKA). The ceremony took place November 29, at the opening of the third Izmir … continue reading →
Mazel tov! The restoration of the 18th century rural synagogue in the village of Police u Jemnice has won a national award for monuments preservation! The National Heritage Institute (NHI) awarded its 2021 Patrimonium Pro Futuro Prize in the category of restoration … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the literary scholar, historian and educator Carmen Reichert who will take over as director of the Augsburg Swabia Jewish Museum on May 1, 2022! Reichert, 36, will replace Barbara Staudinger, who will become the next director of … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the Polish athlete and activist Dariusz Popiela who has received the 2021 POLIN award presented by the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw! It was the seventh edition of the award. The Awards, which … continue reading →
